New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
SUSPECTED OF THE PARNELL FORGERY
TALK ABOUT "JtM" M'DERMoTT-MoRE ABOUT
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TALK ABOUT "JtM" M'DERMoTT-MoRE ABOUT
"DICK " PiGoTT.
No Irishman here admits that the alleged lettcr
OF ParnelIs published in "The London Times" Is any
thing but forgery. The question that Is now upper
most In the mind Of every one of them Is, "Who IL
the forgerl" TRIBUNE reporter talked yHsteiuy
with many Of the Irish revolutionary leaders win
tho view Of throwing some light on the QUESTION. ore
The result OF these Inquiries s that Two men WcIe
frequently mentioned the possible offenders, James
McDcrmott, the informer, better known as Ken jim,
OF McDermott, who used to bc a prominent figure in
Brookyn politics some years ago. Is tina. a. he Was sra
is still bullcthole In the wall OF Chamber.-st, e,
baroom which instead Of going there was meant 10
body but missed its mark. This WAS when he Was
REASONABLY .pspeeed Of betrayed his p, aSs
lutte certainty, and it Is now charged that Rcd JIM
10 TeD Sasa Tso or lie in with dynamite
dscoyeres In Dnsham and az thor, or daempes was Dr.
piI1olis ip;aIagberi III Of GreHpoInt. u 'A'''
sa;PSs RlS9arl Psot or q; a; he rbs is
dublin Irishman." This newspaper vas the mouth
piecc of the extreme Nationalist for many years
this Side Of the water. "war correspondent" as 1t
was said. But Rosa had ceased writing for It long
the Land League reached its height and when money
from this Idle was pouring into It's treasury a. the
ireland seemed TO have forsaken the Ida Of rcvolu
tion and to have gone in with tho peaceful agat1rs
oBTcn hG lr.a 5nsn McSaby and Parnc bought the
became n
organ but the mOuthpicoe Of that organization under
It's new title OF "United Ireland"
The revoutOnsts felt that this was blow ut them
for now they had newspaper to voice their senti
ments Pigott began thinking the matter over ana at
last resolved that he had a grievance lie began
series OF attacks In "Tho Frccman's Journal" OF
Dublin. on Patrick Egan. wo was treasurer OF the
League, alleging that tho League had taken Unfair
advantage Of him. that his paper might DO put out
OF sight IIo made "dscloSures" which consisted Of
eaboaely arranged tables Of figures showing that the
League money had been sluandeTo1 and that large
sums were dsppcarng for which no account had been
given. Mr.. Egan met these statements effectively
Then az a final dsrerate effort Pigott threatened to
disclose" something, 20 publish some my sterious
documents OF such extraordinary character that no
answer could be made 20 them. lie wrote to Mr.
Egan saying that the Government willing 10 give
him any amount Of money for these papers, but that
he wouh agree not TO publish them ~ tho Land
League treasurer would give him $500. Eean
wrote a scouful letter in reply inviting the pubca
ton of all that Pgot possibly could write about him.
and refusing TO give the bHbe in payment OF silence
Peott as a result wrote more and was thus effect
ually "sat upon" IL Is surmscd that. admitting
that the forgery took place outside Of "Thc Times"
Office, either McDcmott Plgoit had n hand In II,
more probably Pigott, and that with his pretended
knowledge Of being able 10 tell something startling
"The Times" took tho alleged letter, paid for It,
printed Il and said IL was genuine
A CLEW TO THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE LETTER
LONDON, Apiil 21.Mr. Sexton has received anony-
nous letter which, is thought will lead to the denh